Long Valley Election Day Guide 2024: When, Where To Vote

LONG VALLEY, NJ — Washington Township voters will soon head to the polls to make elections for local school board and town committee, county offices, and all the way up to the White House.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, which takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Find your local polling place here — unless you sent your ballot by mail or voted early, of course.

This is a major election year across the country, with the race for United States President at the top of the ticket. New Jersey voters will also select a new U.S. Senator to replace Bob Menendez after his conviction on federal bribery charges, and all 12 of the state's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are also up for re-election.

Early in-person voting for the general election started on Oct. 26, and will end on Nov. 3. Anyone looking to vote early in Washington Township can go to the Mount Olive Public Library at 202 Flanders-Drakestown Road in Flanders, or click here to view a list of polling places in the county. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Election Day, and be received by the county Board of Elections within 6 days after Election Day. These voters can also put the ballot in a drop box, or deliver it to the Board of Elections, by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

Who's on the ballot?

Voters have Washington Township Committee candidates on the ballot, and choices to make in the school board election for both Washington Township Schools and the West Morris Regional High School District.

Patch sent out questionnaires to all these local candidates, and those who responded will have a link to their candidate profile attached to their name. Current office-holders are marked with "Inc." for "incumbent."

Here's the list of local races and candidates:

Washington Township Committee (Vote for 2)

• K. William Roerich (Republican - Inc.)
• Walter Curioni (Republican)
• John R. Holt (Democrat)
• Brian Varela (Democrat)

Board of Education - West Morris Regional High School District, Washington Township Representative (Vote for 2)

• Armand Czapkowski (Inc.)
• Robert Vicci
• John J. Sheppard (Inc.)

Board of Education - Washington Township School District (Vote for 3)

• Mike Cattano
• Kevin McGrath
• Kelly Weinert
• Melanie Bratton
• Robert A. Waskis Jr. (Inc.)

In Morris County, three county commissioners' seats are up for re-election, and so is the position of Judge of the Surrogate Court (who presides over wills, estates, guardianships, and trusts for residents).

Here are the candidates:

Morris County Board of County Commissioners (Vote for 3)

• Deborah Smith (Republican-Inc.)
• John Krickus (Republican-Inc.)
• Stephen H. Shaw (Republican-Inc.)
• Justin Strickland (Democrat)
• Jonathan Sackett (Democrat)
• William "Bud" Ravitz (Democrat)

Morris County Judge of the Surrogate Court

• Heather J. Darling (Republican-Inc.)
• John N. Holly (Democrat)

For New Jersey's next U.S. Senator, candidates include Andy Kim (Democrat), Curtis Bashaw (Republican), Kenneth R. Kaplan (Libertarian), Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party), Christina Khalil (Green Party) and Patricia G. Mooneyham (Independent).

New Jersey has 12 representatives in the U.S. House, and residents will see candidates for their local congressional district on the ballot. The choices for Washington Township's representative in District 7 are Republican incumbent Thomas H. Kean, Jr., Democrat Sue Altman, and Green Party candidate Andrew Back.

Presidential candidates include Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat), former president Donald J. Trump (Republican), Chase Oliver (Libertarian), Jill Stein (Green Party), Claudia De La Cruz (Party for Socialism and Liberation), Randall Terry (Constitution Party), and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(Independent). Note: though Kennedy has suspended his campaign, he will appear on the presidential ballot in New Jersey and several other states.

Helpful links

• Check your voter registration
• Look up your congressional district
• View a sample ballot for your town
• Drop off your mail-in ballot at a dropbox in your county
• Track your mail-in ballot
• Find your polling location for Election Day
• See more information on the New Jersey voter information portal

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